Davenport, Les:Last Ute Chief : Best-Ever Telling of Vietnam War!
- signed or inscribed book 2011, ISBN: 9781432772130
Paperback, Hardcover
Brilliance Corporation. No binding. New. Audio CD. 10 pages. Dimensions: 6.5in. x 5.4in. x 1.1in.Dien Bien Phu. Saigon. Hanoi. In 1954, they were only exotic names from a French campaig… More...
Brilliance Corporation. No binding. New. Audio CD. 10 pages. Dimensions: 6.5in. x 5.4in. x 1.1in.Dien Bien Phu. Saigon. Hanoi. In 1954, they were only exotic names from a French campaign halfway around the world. But now American fighting menproven on the bloody beaches of Normandy and in the minefields of Koreaare summoned to help beat back the guerilla forces of Ho Chi Minh. To some, the secret war in Indochina was the depth of folly. To others, like the majors, it pointed to the heights of glory. . . This item ships from multiple locations. Your book may arrive from Roseburg,OR, La Vergne,TN, Momence,IL, Commerce,GA., Brilliance Corporation, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.: Publish America Inc, 2006. Nice clean book in very good condition, near fine. ***** "Mr. and Mrs. Riveria is a dramatic, hair-raising adventure, alive with extraordinary people only Liberty Dendron can weave into the strange and exotic world of Virginia and the Caribbean. Set in Hampton, Virginia, just after the retreat from Saigon, this exciting spy story tells of two Americans fleeing for their lives into the wild, high country of the U.S. Virgin Islands. Thirty days after Justin Riveria married Catalina Walker, he was drafted and left her for the war. A sudden assignment from the CIA in the summer of '61 sent him off to write war stories and, before Catalina could join him, there he vanished. Justin disappeared completely, with last reports indicating that he had turned collaborationist. Soon after the war was over, Catalina moved to Hampton, Virginia, where she eventually found an unfamiliar and much changed Justin. Shabby, harassed, and strenuously uncommunicative about his past, he seemed to be in trouble. Filled with striking bits of local color, this tingling escape story depicts the turmoil and tension of a post-war American spy facing the trials of the Cold War.". Trade Paperback. Near Fine., Publish America Inc, 2006, Palo Alto, California: Travelers' Tales - Solas House, 2010. (xxviii) 348 pp. Lightly rubbed on the corners with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. This article collection contains: Publisher's Preface by James O'Reilly; Introduction by William Dalrymple; Saigon Trio - Vietnam by Richard Sterling; Stuck in Balawayo - Zimbabwe by Laura Lee P. Huttenbach; A Dugout Canoe in the Darien Gap - Panama by Martin Douglas Mitchinson; Epiphany of a Middle-Aged Pilgrim in Tea-Stained Pajamas - Italy by Peter Wortsman; A Viking Repast - Iceland by Cameron M. Smith; Bored Japanese Housewives - Tokyo by Phil Goldman; Kaptein, Span die Seile - South Africa by Brian Eckert; We Wait for Sping, Moldova and Me - Moldova by Kevin McCaughey; Submitting to Shasta - California by Colette O'Connor; Can I Help You - Philippines by Brad Newsham; My Roman Reality Show - Italy by Jann Huizenga; Takumbeng, C'est Quoi - Nigeria/Cameroon by David Torrey Peters; Ready of Not - South Korea by Gaye Brown; Tres Cheap: A Travel Writer Storms the Caribbean - Caribbean by Charles Kulander; L'Inondation - France by Richard Goodman; Living Among Incompatibles - Japan by Pico Iyer; The Facts of Kathmandu - Nepal by Jeff Greenwald; In or Out - Grenada by Gary Buslik; The Train at Night - USA by Gina Briefs-Elgin; The Two Dollar Difference - Jordan by Michael McGee; Ashes of San Miguel - Mexico by Tawni Vee Waters; Freewheelin' Liberia - Liberia by William Powers; For the Spirits of Guinaang - Philippines by Robin Henley; Fruits of Childhood - Uganda/Thailand by Mohezin Tejani; Inside Kumano Kodo - Japan by Amy Greimann Carlson; 12 Hours in Barcelona - Spain by Marianne Rofoff; Frenzy and Ecstasy - Greece by Tim Ward; French Dolls - The World by Catherine Watson; and Training Ground - Hawaii by Jen Percy. . First Printing. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo., Travelers' Tales - Solas House, 2010, Infinity Publishing (PA). Paperback. New. Paperback. 339 pages. Dimensions: 8.3in. x 5.4in. x 0.9in.This comic true adventure follows the outrageous experiences of one Redondo Beach loafer who is tricked into enlisting in the U. S. Army during the height of the Vietnam War. Suddenly Pete Whalon is thrown into a bizarre, harsh and alien world where the rulers devour their young. Yet keeping his wits about him, Private Whalon carves out a very different sort of military career. Using youthful cunning, he transports his laidback So-Cal mentality to the Army structure with hilarious results! From Hawaii, to Saigon, to Long Binh (the largest U. S. military base in Vietnam in 1970), this reluctant soldier tests the patience and nerves of the lifers in command. Joining him in the rebellion is a motley crew of malcontented GIs, the core of which become his closest friends and the primary characters of this memoir. This item ships from multiple locations. Your book may arrive from Roseburg,OR, La Vergne,TN., Infinity Publishing (PA), Denver, Colorado: Outskirts Press , 2011. Near-new condition. Signed / Autographed incription by author in book front "Len, Best! Les". NO other writing or marks inside book. 244 pages. NO tears inside book. NO remainder marks or price clippings, Best-Ever Telling of Vietnam War! This is an historical fiction novel depicting the life of a Native American youth, Boyd Barfoot, during the Vietnam War era. His struggles, accomplishments, and undying love for a Vietnamese girl, Mia Lee, will test your every emotion! Boyd's near-death experiences while fighting in South Vietnam and Cambodia parallel many of the ones American war veterans take to their graves. Several of the events in this book were altered from true happenings. Woven within the chapters of this novel are the factual causes leading up to the Vietnam War. Attempting to end Vietcong attacks of US troops near Saigon and the rescue of POWs in Cambodia are two of Boyd's spine-tingling adventures. PFC Barfoot earns the Medal of Honor for heroism. This book is recommend for those high school age and older.. Signed by Author. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall., Outskirts Press, 2011<
